The lids of the three coffins fell quickly, revealing the three 'Reanimated' bodies inside.
Undoubtedly.
The moment he encountered 'Itachi Uchiha', Orochimaru made the highest level of response, summoning the 'Reanimated' bodies of the Second, Third, and Fourth Hokages.
If not for the collapse of the First Hokage's 'Reanimated' body, he would have summoned it along with them.
He dared not be careless with Itachi.
But at the same time, he was also confident that relying on the three Hokages controlled by 'Impure World Reincarnation', dealing with 'Itachi Uchiha' would be no problem!
Land of Rain.
Through 'Magatama' linking Orochimaru, Shinji noticed the encounter on Orochimaru's side at the first moment.
"How is this possible?"
Shinji frowned secretly.
Like Orochimaru, he also calculated the distance between the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' and Orochimaru. Logically speaking, even if Orochimaru wanted to catch a White Zetsu clone midway as a new sacrifice for the First Hokage's 'Reanimated' body, the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' shouldn't have been able to block Orochimaru so quickly.
"It seems this manifestation of fear should have special means to sense Orochimaru, and the speed is much faster than ordinary ninjas!"
Shinji pondered secretly.
He had seen the 'Tsugikuni Yoriichi' materialized from Ubuyashiki Ryuhei's fear in the Demon Slayer World before. However, adhering to the principle that avoiding trouble was better than facing it, he didn't provoke 'Tsugikuni Yoriichi' who looked very tough to mess with.
This made him lack a profound understanding of how strong the product projected by the Hegemon's fear exactly was, so he could only take it one step at a time.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly briefed Orochimaru about some situations of the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' through 'Magatama' and repeatedly instructed Orochimaru to deal with it carefully. He didn't want the situation to change unexpectedly because the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' killed Orochimaru.
Southern part of the Land of Waterfalls.
After understanding through 'Magatama' that the 'Itachi Uchiha' in front of him was somewhat abnormal, Orochimaru slightly raised the corners of his mouth, showing no surprise or fear on his face.
This was Orochimaru!
Although he indeed feared Itachi Uchiha, he still had the courage to face, even challenge Itachi Uchiha!
Soon, the three 'Reanimated' bodies walked out of the coffins one after another.
As Orochimaru relaxed the control over the three Hokages' intellect, the three 'Reanimated' bodies also gradually became vivid.
"Itachi?"
The Third Hokage recognized Itachi at a glance.
The Second Hokage asked: "Monkey, you know this Uchiha kid? He's wearing the Akatsuki organization's red cloud cloak, should also be a member of the Akatsuki organization, right? Is he an enemy that must be eliminated?"
"His situation is a bit special..." Explaining a sentence first, then the Third Hokage shook his head with a complicated expression: "But... I'm not sure about his stance now either!"
Why Itachi defected from the village and joined the Akatsuki organization, the Third Hokage knew better than anyone. It could be said he pushed this single-handedly.
But now, when needing to judge Itachi's stance, he hesitated.
Orochimaru, hiding behind the big tree and still not showing his face, urged: "Stop chatting, you guys. This guy is very abnormal, you'd better join forces to solve him!"
The Fourth Hokage shook his head: "Orochimaru, we are not your thugs!"
The Third Hokage immediately echoed: "Correct! Orochimaru, you'd better stop while you're ahead. Controlling the dead is a taboo, you will pay the price for this!"
Orochimaru sneered: "I wasn't the one who developed 'Impure World Reincarnation'!"
The Second Hokage's face darkened instantly.
Thinking that the jutsu he developed made him a tool controlled and fooled by others, he felt humiliated.
Orochimaru also had a headache at this time.
After all, the 'Itachi Uchiha' opposite, unlike 'Upper Rank One' before, didn't write the word 'evil' directly on his face. So convincing the three Hokages to take action seemed not that easy.
But if limiting the intellect of the three Hokages' 'Reanimated' bodies and forcing them to fight, he feared they wouldn't be able to deal with the 'Itachi Uchiha' opposite.
However, Orochimaru didn't tangle for too long, because the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' opposite was already impatient. Sweeping with crimson pupils, he activated 'Amaterasu' directly at the three Hokages!
Swish...
'Amaterasu' black flames generated abruptly at the intersection of sight, spreading instantly like a flower, sprinkling towards the three Hokages simultaneously.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Instantly, the Second and Fourth Hokages disappeared from the spot activating 'Flying Thunder God Technique'. The Third Hokage was slightly slower, but also barely dodged the fake 'Itachi Uchiha's 'Amaterasu' black flames with 'Body Flicker Technique'.
The Second Hokage had almost instinctive hostility towards the Uchiha clan, so even if he didn't want to be a puppet controlled by Orochimaru, he always maintained high vigilance towards Itachi. And the Fourth Hokage's reaction speed was even above the Second Hokage.
The Third Hokage maintained vigilance instinctively because he saw Itachi activate the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Before the three Hokages tried to negotiate, 'Itachi Uchiha' then activated 'Susanoo', urging 'Susanoo's skeletal arm to smash towards the big tree where Orochimaru was hiding.
Boom...
A heavy blow from 'Susanoo' instantly smashed the entire big tree into a pile of wood chips.
Orochimaru, retreating rapidly, formed hand seals while shouting: "He is somewhat abnormal, don't hesitate, take action quickly!"
Through 'Magatama', Shinji only reminded Orochimaru but didn't tell him that the 'Itachi Uchiha' in front of him was a product materialized by the Hegemon through 'Fear Projection' from the fear deep in his heart.
The reason Shinji didn't say it explicitly was, firstly, worrying that leaking information about the Hegemon would allow the Hegemon to break through the spatial barrier outside the Ninja World faster. Secondly, worrying that once Orochimaru broke free from the control of 'Kotoamatsukami', he would judge his identity as a 'Lamp Bearer' based on the leaked information.
Therefore, although Orochimaru also sensed that the 'Itachi Uchiha' in front of him was very abnormal, he didn't know the opponent was the manifestation of his inner fear.
The Second Hokage, dodging with 'Flying Thunder God Technique', seeing 'Itachi Uchiha' act without restraint, activating two Mangekyo pupil techniques 'Amaterasu' and 'Susanoo' right from the start, said somewhat gloatingly: "Orochimaru, it seems you really angered this Uchiha!"
"Tch!"
Orochimaru spat.
The three Hokages were all experts at judging the situation. Seeing 'Itachi Uchiha' only chasing Orochimaru alone, they instantly planned to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
If they could break free from Orochimaru's control over them through the hands of 'Itachi Uchiha', they would naturally be happy to see it happen.
At this time, Orochimaru completed forming hand seals, shouting: "Eight Branches Technique!"
Splash...
Instantly, Orochimaru's body expanded rapidly, transforming into a huge white snake swaying with eight huge heads...